https://www.dw.com/s-12758?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Deutsche Welle: DW.com en 2026 DW Wed, 6 May 2026 00:24:11 GMT Wed, 6 May 2026 00:24:11 GMT https://rss.dw.com/images/DW-L-RGB_whitebg.png https://www.dw.com/s-12758?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages 98 64 10 77058088 Tue, 5 May 2026 16:46:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/india-west-bengal-election-win-boosts-modi-s-bjp/a-77058088?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss The election outcome allows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party to further expand its political dominance. World 77055320 Tue, 5 May 2026 13:58:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/germany-biontech-shutting-down-covid-vaccine-production-entirely-1-860-jobs-at-risk/a-77055320?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss The German company that pioneered one of the first mRNA coronavirus vaccines is halting production, handing the reins to partner Pfizer. BioNTech is restructuring to focus on research and illnesses like cancer. News 77054483 Tue, 5 May 2026 13:45:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/japan-pivots-indo-pacific-strategy-toward-southeast-asia/a-77054483?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used a visit to Vietnam to update Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy, putting energy security, critical minerals and ASEAN resilience at its center. World 77038349 Tue, 5 May 2026 10:55:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/decoding-china-beijing-courts-europe-amid-us-dysfunction/a-77038349?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss China is hoping to secure new allies for a future multipolar world order as the partnership between the US and the European powers slides into a crisis. World 77046236 Tue, 5 May 2026 07:10:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-west-bengal-wakes-to-a-new-political-reality/live-77046236?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss After years of making steady inroads, Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has clinched West Bengal at the polls. Meanwhile, India's Foreign Ministry criticized Iran over an attack on the UAE. News 77046190 Tue, 5 May 2026 07:01:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-s-lai-returns-from-eswatini-trip-amid-china-objection/a-77046190?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has arrived home from the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, after three China-friendly countries denied him permission to fly through their airspace. News 77045835 Tue, 5 May 2026 02:50:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/china-explosion-at-fireworks-factory-kills-at-least-26/a-77045835?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss A blast at a fireworks factory in China has killed 26 people and wounded 61 others. President Xi Jinping has called for a thorough probe. News 77026483 Mon, 4 May 2026 13:07:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-modi-claims-victory-in-west-bengal-election/live-77026483?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP party is poised to govern the state for the first time ever. Modi hopes to make inroads into other opposition strongholds too. News 77037627 Mon, 4 May 2026 13:01:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-ramps-up-executions-over-foreign-media-says-ngo/a-77037627?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Many children of North Korean elites are "addicted to smuggled South Korean pop culture and American action movies," an expert told DW. Under Kim Jong Un, watching this content could put one's life at risk. World 77026239 Mon, 4 May 2026 04:01:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-women-s-soccer-club-to-make-rare-south-korea-visit/a-77026239?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss A rare inter-Korean sports clash will take place in South Korea this month. For the first time in 8 years, a North Korean sports team will play in the South. News 76987400 Sat, 2 May 2026 19:43:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/why-russia-s-northern-sea-route-is-a-risk-for-global-trade/a-76987400?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Russia wants its Northern Sea Route to become an important artery of global trade. However, the Arctic shortcut between Europe and Asia is fraught with both political and environmental hurdles. World 76991604 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:44:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-pro-democracy-publisher-jimmy-lai-honored-by-dw/a-76991604?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Before being imprisoned for 20 years, Jimmy Lai founded Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper. His son said the award shows that those who fight for the freedom of others "are never alone." World 76979827 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:14:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/football-afghan-women-s-team-recognized-in-blow-to-taliban/a-76979827?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Banned from playing football and sent into exile, Afghanistan's women's team has had to fight to regain international status. That newly awarded recognition is a "hard slap to the face" of the Taliban, a player told DW. Sports 76954075 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:22:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/china-seeks-southeast-asia-gains-as-us-influence-falters/a-76954075?maca=en-rss-en-asia-5133-xml-mrss Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Southeast Asia aims to portray Beijing as a steady regional partner as the region grapples with the fallout from the war in Iran, tariffs and doubts over Washington's reliability. World